ASUS Zenfone 5 Review

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Asus announced three devices under the Zenfone series at the CES in January this year. These phones come in screen sizes ranging from 4 to 6 inches. Asus launched Zenfone 5 in 8GB and 16GB variants today in India that starts at Rs. 9,999. We got a chance to experience the ZenFone 5 before the launch today. Our review unit is 8GB gold colour variant. Continue reading “ASUS Zenfone 5 Review”

Xiaomi Mi3 Photo Gallery

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The Xiaomi Mi3 we reviewed yesterday, has been officially priced in India for Rs. 14,999. The phone comes with a 5 inch 1080p screen and a minimalistic design and build wraps around the display to bring forth a solid device. While we discussed about its design, build and ergonomics in our review, we find it apt that the device receive a separate photo walkthrough without too much of text coming in the way. So, here you go, a separate photo gallery for the Xiaomi Mi3, which, in case you are planning to get one, could be helpful.

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Micromax Canvas Fire A093 with 4-inch display, dual front speakers reportedly launching for Rs. 6299

Micromax Canvas Fire A093

Micromax is all set to launch the Canvas Fire A093 in its new Canvas Fire series. Manish Khatri from Mahesh Telecom reports that the phone would be priced at Rs. 6,299. It would come with a 4-inch WVGA screen. Even though the retailer doesn’t reveal any other details about the smartphone, Russian website hi-tech.mail.ru reveals that the smartphones would come with dual front-facing speakers. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Fire A093 with 4-inch display, dual front speakers reportedly launching for Rs. 6299”

Asus Zenfone 4 launched in India for Rs. 5999

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Along with the Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 6, Asus also launched the Zenfone 4 in India today. It comes in two variants. The Asus Zenfone 4 (A400CG) has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive multi touch display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Zen UI that is upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 4 launched in India for Rs. 5999”

Google removes multiple Google Play Edition devices from Play Store

Google has taken down multiple Google Play Edition devices from the Play Store. Devices like Sony Xperia Z Ultra, LG G Pad 8.3 and HTC One (M7) were taken down from the device section of the Play Store. These handsets along with Samsung Galaxy S4 were out of inventory for some time before they were officially taken down today.

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In another Singapore flash sale, Xiaomi sells 5,000 Redmi Note units in 42 seconds

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Although it’s the Indian wing of Xiaomi that’s making the most noise for reasons obvious (read: Xiaomi Mi3 launch in India), other, regional Xiaomi branches are making sure they aren’t left behind.

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Samsung Gear VR virtual reality headset to reportedly launch at IFA 2014

News reports about Samsung working on virtual reality headsets surfaced online in May this year. Now, SamMobile has revealed that the Korean electronic giant is calling it as the Gear VR and it will debut at the IFA 2014. The report has posted an image of the Gear VR  that will reportedly debuted alongside the Galaxy Note 4 at the event. As reported earlier Facebook’s Oculus Rift will collaborate with Samsung for the software of the device.

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Asus Zenfone 6 launched in India for Rs. 16999

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Asus has launched the Zenfone 6 in India along with the Zenfone 5. It was unveiled along with other Zenfone smartphones earlier this year. The Zenfone 6 packs a 6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive multi touch display with Corning gorilla glass 3 protection, powered by a 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 processor with PowerVR SGX 544 MP2 GPU and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Zen UI on top. It is also upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 6 launched in India for Rs. 16999”

Asus Zenfone 5 launched in India, starts at Rs. 9999

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Asus has launched the Zenfone 5 in the Zenfone series in India today. It was announced earlier this year at the CES 2014 and comes with a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive multi touch display with Corning gorilla glass 3 protection, powered by a 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 with PowerVR SGX 544 MP2 GPU and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Zen UI on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 5 launched in India, starts at Rs. 9999”

LG unveils KizON wearable for kids, lets parents track their kids

LG has rolled out a wearable for kids that will allow parents to track them. Dubbed as KizON, the device will help parents keep a track on their children via GPS and WiFi.

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Twitter updates Windows Phone app with multiple photo sharing capabilities and more

Twitter has finally updated its Windows Phone app with some enhancements related to photos. The micro blogging site has updated the app nearly after seven months as it was last updated in November 2013.

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LG G3 Benchmarks

LG G3 Benchmarks

LG announced its latest flagship, the LG G3 back in May. We brought you the unboxing of the device recently, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974) 28nm HPm Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.46 GHz per core and has Adreno 330 GPU. It comes with a 5.5-inch (2560×1440 pixels) IPS display, 2GB / 3GB RAM and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Our 16GB variant of the LG G3 has 2GB RAM. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “LG G3 Benchmarks”

Flappy Bird clone Flopsy Droid lands on Play Store for Android Wear

Flappy Bird, the popular mobile gaming sensation that took the world by storm was taken down by the creator in February this year. However, in May there were reports that the game is making is way back in August with multiplayer capabilities. In the meantime clones of the game that was fetching $50,000 a day through Ad revenue were adding on the app stores.

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Kingston launches DataTraveler microDuo 3.0 USB OTG drive and microSDXC UHS-I memory card in India

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Kingston has launched two new memory products for smartphones. The DataTraveler microDuo 3.0 is a USB OTG drive for Android smartphones and tablet. This is the successor of the DataTraveler microDuo that we reviewed recently. The Class 10 UHS-I 90R/45W microSDHC/SDXC card offers up to 90MB/s read and 45MB/s write speeds and comes with lifetime warranty. Continue reading “Kingston launches DataTraveler microDuo 3.0 USB OTG drive and microSDXC UHS-I memory card in India”

ASUS Zenfone 5 Camera Samples

Asus announced the Zenfone range in January this year that included the Zenfone 4, Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 6. We got our hands on the Zenfone 5 prior to its official release this week. Check out the hands on and unboxing video along with benchmarks of the device. The phone which has a 5inch HD display and is powered by Intel Atom Z2580 Chip clocked at 2GHz. The memory storage includes 1GB RAM and 4GB internal storage options. The Asus ZenFone 5 runs on Android 4.3 Jellybean and will get the Android 4.4 KitKat update very soon.

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